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S&P 500

Find out what is the definition of the S&P 500 index.

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

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